1 Movie Starring Jack McGee

Bread and Roses

Bread and Roses

Basic Info:

Released Date:

2000-10-25

Languages:

English, Spanish

Countries:

UK, France, Germany, Spain, Italy, Switzerland

Runtime:

110 min

Rated:

R

IMDB Ratings:

7.1 (4328 Reviews)

Director:

Ken Loach

Genres:

Drama

Cast:

Writer:

Paul Laverty (screenplay)

Fullplot:

Maya is a quick-witted young woman who comes over the Mexican border without papers and makes her way to the LA home of her older sister Rosa. Rosa gets Maya a job as a janitor: a non-union janitorial service has the contract, the foul-mouthed supervisor can fire workers on a whim, and the service-workers' union has assigned organizer Sam Shapiro to bring its "justice for janitors" campaign to the building. Sam finds Maya a willing listener, she's also attracted to him. Rosa resists, she has an ailing husband to consider. The workers try for public support; management intimidates workers to divide and conquer. Rosa and Maya as well as workers and management may be set to collide.

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